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At this point I want to buy one of the dispensers with various colors/shades of dubbing. I see rabbit, possum, beaver, fine, super fine,,,,,, etc.

Would someone please give me a tip on what to get to start with for this area?

I've been tying a lot of midge pupa to get my hands working but, need to progress.

Appreciate some help here.Regis (in Mount Juliet)

I recommend buying one of those plastic dubbing multi-color kits. Another key aspect of dubbing is identifying its utilitarian properties. Some float better, some sink better, some are best wrapped tight, some are best brushed out.

Remember, you do not have to use that much for nymphs. Start with very small pinches of dubbing and add when needed. I do not bother with dubbing wax. I just wet my fingers and moisten my thread. I hope this helps get you on track with your needs.

Most of the nymphs I tie for TN tailwaters use very little dubbing except for a sparse collar or a hot spot. For the bodies I mainly use micro tubing, pheasant tail, turkey biots, stripped peacock herl, Veevus or Hends body quill, or thread with ultra-wire, The dubbing I typically use are ice dub in peacock, and UV purple, pink, tan, brown, olive and dun. I don't tie many dry flies for tailwaters, but a multi-color pack of superfine with adams grey, yellow, sulfur orange, tan, brown and olive, are good to have on hand. I also tie a lot of small soft hackles (size 18 or 20) so investing in a good partridge skin will provide plenty of small hackle feathers.